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• In later versions of the movie, the reference of UBS meaning "Union de Bank Swiss" is changed to "United Bank of Syria."
  
  
• 28 seconds were cut by the BBFC for the 18-cert UK version.
  
  
• In addition to the above cuts for UK cinema, 3 mins 22 sec were cut for UK video, with a downgrade to a 15 certificate. Among the cuts were edits to swearing, assorted footage of punches and closeups of wounds, and heavy cuts to the climactic scene of a train crashing into a car.
  
  
• The UK 18 rated Cinema version removes the following:
  • At the start of the film when the gangsters are in Johnny C's house:
  • Scene with Johnny C being threatened with a flick knife has been removed along with the attempt to pull his tongue out with pliers.
  • When John Kruger kicks a gangster into an open fridge the shot of John slamming the fridge door on the gangsters head and pulling his shoulder to break his neck was cut.
  • When Lee is captured by DeGuerin and the fire shield comes between DeGuerin and Kruger the shot of a pistol whip to Lee has been removed.
  • Kruger is approached by Haggerty on the helicopter platform Kruger twists his head round into a headlock then he lifts up and breaks his neck.
  • A shot of Lee being threaten by Sergei Ivanovich Petrofsky with a flick knife has been removed.
  • When Lee breaks free she hits Sergei with the Coffee Jar she gets up and Kicks him in the face(the kick to the face was removed).
  
  
  
• All previous UK cinema and video cuts were fully waived by the BBFC in February 2009.
  
  
• The UK video removes the scene where the train hits the car at the end of the picture so you never really learn the fate of the bad guys.
  
  

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